BARUCH COLLEGE C U N Y

Dr. Thomas Pison: Office: VC 8-230N / Hours: SAT: MNSA 12:50-3:58 

Email: bamtoborgo@gmail.com GOTO: http://worldtraining.net/S13.htm

NOTE hot links and additions to Keyterms. Begin review NOW for Keyterms Quiz on February 23. 
Begin search for How To Topic. See also. Begin review of Topics to select one topic for final three
 speeches. Click here to access  slides for each chapter.

INTRODUCTION

Communication Studies -- SPE 1010 provides training and practice in preparing and delivering original speeches while encouraging the use of clear language and sound logic. This course develops your awareness of intellectual and ethical aspects of communication and promotes critical thinking and responsible academic research.  This course is required for all undergraduate degrees granted by Baruch College. It will introduce you to the theory of modern rhetoric and help you develop skills for effective public speaking in a supportive environment. The course focuses on extemporaneous speaking, drawing implications for other forms of oral and written communication throughout the semester. As a result of taking this course, you will acquire or improve upon skills, knowledge, and positive attitude required for the following:

• Using communication theories related to critical thinking for public speaking

• Appreciating ethical concerns involved in
 developing and presenting a public speech

• Researching topics for speeches using traditional and new media methods and sources

• Determining situational and audience needs in developing and delivering speeches

• Organizing and delivering speeches persuasive topics using preparation and speaking outlines

• Designing and using presentation aids

• Asserting constructive criticisms of public speeches, 
including the speeches of classmates.

Required Text: Lucas, S. (1998) The Art of Public Speaking, 11th ed., NY: McGraw-Hill    Note: For Used Texts only 10^th OR 11th editions are acceptable.

If you miss more than four class days you will be dropped (WU) in accordance with Baruch College policy. If you miss a class, you are responsible for information discussed while you were absent. You are also responsible for ensuring that you receive e-mail notices regarding class events and quizzes and, most importantly, that you keep your e-mail address current. In-class activities cannot be made up. You are expected to complete every assignment, oral and written, by the due date. Late work will be accepted at the discretion of the instructor and is subject to a grade deduction. Incomplete grades are given only in extenuating circumstances and are subject to the instructor's approval. Students with disabilities should contact the Office for Students With Disabilities, 360 Park Avenue South, # 1710, to request special accommodations. Plagiarism, or other types of academic misconduct, are not tolerated in 1010; all policies and procedures set forth by Baruch College and CUNY will be enforced. (for more on policy regarding plagiarism—and yes ! it will be on the midterm.)

1) For the February 2 class, please read Chapter 1 of the Lucas text (see below) and the following essays: 1) "The Importance of Factions" by James Madison, The Federalist #10. This is regarded by many as difficult and is also assigned to assess your reading skill, and 2) http://worldtraining.net/bigmedia.html

2) Please bookmark this link for our course, Introduction to Public Speaking . You MUST visit this site continually for new assignments and updates on public speaking events prior to each class.

3) Contact this e-mail address ASAP:  toborgo@gmail.com. Insert your LAST NAME, then first name in the SUBJECT line, with your two names separated by a comma. If you do not have an e-mail address yet, GET ONE. (See Hotmail.com or gmail.com). If you do not REPLY to me by February 16, 2013, I will assume you have dropped the course, and I will submit a W grade for you on the official roster.

4) Use the following resource links for presentations on our text as well as information on using Powerpoint: Resources for Public Speaking.

5) Prior to the scheduled class, you MUST research potential topics in ScienceDaily.com and take notes for your journal entry. You will use these to record your continuing research on a suitable topic for your final speeches. Begin searching for a topic NOW to use for your three speeches. All three speeches must focus on one topic, so choose wisely as changing your mind later diminishes your credibility.

ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS PROJECTS

There will be four graded oral assignments: a. One oral assignment will be the demonstration of a product or service using appropriate props for five minutes duration. b. One oral assignment will be a six-minute summary of research you conducted on your chosen topic with questions from audience. c. One oral assignment will be an informative speech of six minutes duration. d. One oral assignment will be a persuasive speech of six minutes duration. All assignments must be accompanied by your written outline or script. At least three of your four graded oral assignments require library research. These speeches require at least three sources of information the results of which you will summarize in b. cited above, with a question and answer session following. Topics for graded oral assignments must reflect intellectual content appropriate for students at the college level.  You are expected to deliver the majority of speeches extemporaneously. You will receive an evaluation after every graded oral assignment indicating criteria for grading as well as suggestions for improvement.

Written Assignments to Be Graded.  In addition to your research journal, you must submit your introduction or speaking outline for the final three speeches. There will be AT LEAST ONE unannounced quiz on additional reading assignments for any week. More quizzes will be given, if necessary, to ensure that reading assignments are completed.

Introductory Speech: A 2 minute extemporaneous speech: “The world as I see it.”

How-To Exercise: Briefly demonstrate a process or product in class for 5 minutes.

Prepare NOW.

Research Findings: A six- minute summary of research with questions from audience.

Speech to Inform: A six-minute informative, extemporaneous speech using visual aids.

Speech to Persuade: A six-minute persuasive, extemporaneous speech using visual aids.

GRADING: Your grade in this course will be based on the following: Speeches (40 %), Written Exams and Quizzes (40%) and Class Participation and Journal (20%). Notice: Failure to meet required deadlines or failure to submit outlines or scripts when due will incur a grade reduction of one half. Also, class participation entails a recognition and respect for others in the class. Lateness, failure to return after break, interrupting a presentation by another student, eating or sleeping in class, distractions caused by cell-phones, PCs, iPads, etc., will be duly noted and can only affect your class participation grade negatively. All electronic devices must be turned off or muted during class. No recording or playing of any device is permitted and will be defined as not participating in class. In other words, do not expect an A for this course if you incur a low class participation rating.

WEEKLY SYLLABUS

February 2: Brief Student Introductions - A Useful Formula: Introduction to Rhetoric - (NOTE: Reading assignments listed on a specific date are for the NEXT class meeting.) READ: Allegory of the Cave, (Please answer the questions at the end of the allegory) and "The Importance of Factions" by James Madison, The Federalist #10 AND the - TEXTBOOK (HEREAFTER, Lucas) Chapters 1 and 2 and begin review of Topics to select one topic for final speeches.

February 9: "The World As I See It" - Your Two Minute Worldview. One common worldview-oriented proposition declares that the world is like a glass that is half-full or half-empty depending on your view. Details, reasons, or examples chosen to amplify your view should be vivid or memorable or both. Present a two-minute view of the world as you see it -- within 15 or twenty seconds of the two-minute limit. Points deducted for going over or under the time allotted. One response is to tell us how YOU view some significant aspect of the world --- in TWO minutes.

Note: In order to perform this task successfully you must write, time, and rehearse your script in order to determine your Rate of Delivery and to meet the TWO-minute requirement. Also discussed:What is remarkable?  How to read, remark upon, and critique articles for your journal entries. Due: Reading Assignment: What is Your Type?   Determine your Primary and Secondary VALS Category. Required Reading: The VALS Types and Take the VALS Survey !  2) "The Importance of Factions" by James Madison, The Federalist #10. This is regarded by many as difficult and is also assigned to assess your reading skill, 3) Required Reading: The "Gang of Six" Who Own Your News and Infotainment. Please read Ch. 3, Lucas.

February 16: How to get your Audience to BUY-IN. Audience Awareness; Due: Reading Assignment: Determining a Suitable Topic for the "How To" Speech, Part I.  Required Reading: How The "Gang of Six" Manipulate Your News and Infotainment  and Politics and the English Language. What is Your Type? and Chapter 4.  Note: SACC ( Student Academic Consulting Center) Students make appointments at the Center for "speech tutoring" with members of our faculty or go to this link for ESL. SACC: Newman Vertical Campus 2-116 Contact: 646 312-4830/ web site: http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/sacc/ Writing Center Students make appointments or simply walk in. Newman Vertical Campus 8-185: Contact: 646 312-4012 / i_write@baruch.cuny.edu

February 23: Keyterms Quiz Given Today.  Determining a Suitable Topic for the "How To" Speech.  Required Reading: Who is generation Y ?  Review Lucas, Chapters 1- 4. Discussion of Audience Awareness and Assessment; Read Chapter 5. Deadline TODAY for submitting your topic for the "How To" Speech.

March 2: Call for volunteers to do the "How To" Speech. Selecting a moderately complex device or process, you will describe the way it works (or enumerate steps in some procedure) to our group in FIVE minutes. We also assess your ability to find a topic of interest to your peer-group. (Your peer-group is our class.) Your Introduction is the most critical element of this assignment. Be certain you satisfy all of the requirements for an effective introduction. Also, you are required to submit a written draft of your Introduction for the How To Speech. No grade or evaluation will be given until the written Introduction is submitted.   Review:  Some Useful Research Links. Please note the policy on entering the classroom when the door is closed: Wait until you hear applause or my voice. Please do not interrupt a fellow student; you will incur penalties as a result. Furthermore, if you did not volunteer previously, we will begin the random selection of speakers TEN minutes after the class begins.  If you miss this call to perform your speech, you will be penalized a half letter grade downward (-) for failing to meet the deadline. If you claim to be unaware of this, you will be penalized for failure to read this syllabus, another course requirement. Journal Check and Research Topics review. Please read Chapter 9, pages 228-242; respond to: Assessing Introductions and The "How To" Speech. Required Reading: Why and How to Write a Letter to an Advertiser and why aren’t you writing?

March 9: Finishing "How To" Speeches; you will give a 5-minute extemporaneous speech.

March 16: Review of Questions for Chapters 1-5 and 9.  Begin Research of Topics for Inform and Persuade Speeches. All topics for speeches must be submitted BY YOU and approved BY ME.

March 23: Read Chapter 8. Volunteer Presenters on Research Findings for Topics DUE to prepare scripts for Inform and Persuade Speeches for Finals.

March 25 - April 2 Spring Recess: No classes scheduled

April 6: In class Exam given this day on Class Lectures, Notes and Chapters 1 - 5, and 9. [http://worldtraining.net/slides.htm ]  Click link: Review [ http://worldtraining.net/study/lucas.html ] of Questions for Chapters 1-5 and 9.
 Deadline for Submitting Topics for Final Speeches. Volunteers may Present  Research Findings for Topics.  Review: Chapters 8 - 11. Revising and Editing Scripts and Outlines.  In Class Discussion on Chapter 8 as well as details on Organizing Your Speech To Inform:

Preparing Outlines, Introductions and Conclusions - READ: Chapters 10-11.

April 13: Summary of Findings Speech Due: a brief (6 minutes) overview of research on your topic. Recommended: The Writing Center: Free Services Available  On Campus: Face to face appointments, Online chat appointments, and Workshops reserved through the Center's site: www.baruch.cuny.edu/writingcenter. New Service Available -- Walk-in consultations on a first-come, first-served basis (walk-in consultations are no longer than 30 minutes). The Writing Center located in the Newman Vertical Campus, Room 8-185, call the Writing Center at 646-312-4012 or Maria Jerskey, Director, at 646-312-4004.

April 20: Read Chapter 14, Lucas. Summary of Findings Speech Deadline: a brief (6 minutes) overview of research on your topic. Details on Speech to Inform and organizing Outlines. details on Organizing Your  Speech to Inform : Round One - Speeches to Inform  .  Volunteers will be asked first, then a random selection of speakers.  Read Chapter 12, 13  Using Visual Aids. 

April 27: Chapter 15, Lucas. Details on Speech to Persuade. DUE FOR EVERYONE who Finished the Research Summary: Speeches to Inform. With final presentations now imminent, you may be interested in the following clip on the role of appearance and your speech posture. Please note the policy on entering the classroom when the door is closed: Wait until you hear applause or my voice. Please do not interrupt a fellow student; you will incur penalties as a result. Furthermore, if you did not volunteer already, we will begin the random selection of speakers TEN minutes after the class begins.  If you miss this call to perform your speech, you will be penalized a half letter grade downward (-) for failing to meet the deadline. If you claim to be unaware of this, you will be penalized for failure to read this syllabus, another course requirement. Checklists for Introductions and Conclusions.

May 11: . Read Chapters 16 and 17, Lucas. Finishing Speeches  to Persuade

May 18:  Final Exam on Text Chapters 8, 10-17.  Study Questions for these chapters. Note: All scripts and/or preparation outlines used for final three speeches must be submitted by email by this date. Failure to submit a script or outline by this deadline will result in a lower grade for you. NOTICE: If unable to take the final quiz or final speeches, notify me immediately at the class email address.